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Wasatch Photonics Adds 1600 nm OCT Spectrometer for Deep Tissue Imaging

Wasatch Photonics has expanded its Cobra OCT spectrometer product line with a new 1600 nm OCT spectrometer for deep-tissue, SD-OCT imaging. The Cobra 1600 builds on the company’s existing line of more than 25 off-the-shelf OCT spectrometer models at visible, 800 nm, 1050 nm, and 1300 nm wavelengths, with camera speeds up to 250 kHz.

From Wasatch Photonics, Inc. 30 Jun 2020

New Molecule can be Incorporated into Existing Workflows for Calcium Imaging

When neurons fire an electrical impulse, they also experience a surge of calcium ions. By measuring those surges, researchers can indirectly monitor neuron activity, helping them to study the role of individual neurons in many different brain functions.

29 Jun 2020

New Low-Cost, Accessible Medical Diagnostic Tool for Skin Cancer

An article published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), "Point-of-care, multispectral, smartphone-based dermascopes for dermal lesion screening and erythema monitoring," shows that standard smartphone technology can be adapted to image skin lesions, providing a low-cost, accessible medical diagnostic tool for skin cancer.

24 Jun 2020

Mekitec Releases a New X-Ray Inspection System for Beverages, Liquids & Solid Foods

Mekitec Group, a global manufacturer of innovative food quality control systems based on X-ray technology, announces the launch of a completely new X-ray inspection system, SIDEMEKITM, targeted for the product safety and quality control needs of food and beverage producers worldwide.

From Mekitec Oy 22 Jun 2020

Medical Tools Developed Quicker Thanks to New EU Pilot Line

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the need to quickly develop diagnostic equipment in the face of a novel threat. Thanks to a dedicated medical pilot production line that gives easy access to prototyping, new medical tools that use photonics to detect major diseases will be quicker, cheaper and easier to develop.

22 Jun 2020

New Easy-to-Implement, Robust Multicolor Super-Resolution Imaging

Multicolor fluorescence microscopy is a crucial tool in the field of life sciences to analyze the relative arrangements of cellular structures or interactions of different proteins.

17 Jun 2020

Laserax’s New LXQ Laser Marker Redefines Ease of Integration and Remote Support Following COVID-19

After 2 years of development, Laserax releases the LXQ Fiber Laser Marker series that redefines how easy and accessible laser system integration can be. The laser’s features are not only aimed at reducing integration time and cost, but also at facilitating collaboration between system integrators and laser experts—a key factor for quick and easy laser integration.

From Laserax 17 Jun 2020